This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
The "right to be forgotten" is a hot topic of discussion in the context of imminent EU Data Protection Reform. Article 17 of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will give data subjects the “right of erasure” to request that data controllers delete any personal data…
New research from the University of Cambridge shows that information disclosed on Facebook profiles can be used to accurately predict a range of undisclosed sensitive personal data, including sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious and political views, age, and gender.
The research, which involved a study of the Facebook “Likes” of about 58,000 volunteers, found that highly…
This post was also written by Keri S. Bruce.
Courts and legislators alike have begun to give a person’s social media presence a new kind of legitimacy. We are seeing an upward trend towards allowing service of process in a lawsuit through communications on social media websites, like Facebook, where there is some reliability that…
One more chapter to the never ending story of the protagonist Facebook and ULD, the data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein, has been written. Last week, a German administrative court decided that contrary to ULD’s official order, Facebook cannot be forced to permit the use of pseudonyms for its users.
While the ULD was sure that…
This post was also written by Frederick Lah.
Recently, Facebook announced a proposed settlement of a national class action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Fraley, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., 5:11-cv-01726. This settlement has been described by some as settlement of a “privacy lawsuit.” See, e.g.,…
